Queen Victorias Empire

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Queen Victorias Empire ( 1819-1901)
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Ruled from 1837-1901 Nine children with Prince
Albert By 1901, the sun never set on the British
Empire 63 years. Longest reign of any English
monarch The Victorian Era refers to the 1800s
and is named after her
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Take a tour for the Queen

• In 1897,Queen Victoria, your distant relative ,
  celebrates her Diamond Jubilee. She wishes for
  someone to tour her empire and report back on the
  conditions you find.
• You must visit 4 colonies and keep a travel
  journal of what you find in 1897

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Before you go, you should refresh your memory on
whats going on in the world. 19th Century
Timeline In your notes, write 10 major events of
the 1880s and 1890s in the World, Britain and
in the Empire
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Here is the ship at your command
HMS Cruiser, 1884
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Heres the guy you get to boss around
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Where shall you go?
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India? See a Durbar? Meet a young
Gandhi? Learn yoga? Learn Hindi? Investigate
incident of 1857
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Kenya? Meet a Masai warrior? Go on safari? Meet
Mau Mau rebels? Learn Swahili?
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South Africa? Meet Zulus? Visit Diamond
mines? Argue with some Boars? Investigate unfair
treatment of blacks? Go on a safari?
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Australia? Meet aborigines?Investigate
mistreatment? Meet the original convicts? Try
sheep ranching?Hike the outback? Throw a
boomerang at a kangaroo or koala bear or search
for a tasmanian devil?
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In each colony you visit, your aunt wants to
know Any potential problems politically. What
the colony can provide for the crown. Any
interesting cultural facts, including pictures
and a present.
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Here is an example of what your journal might
look like May 13, 1897 Today we set sail from
London in the HMS Fearless. We are going to
Egypt first, through the Mediterranean.
Lieutenant Winchester seems to be a very
accommodating and knowledgeable captain. Of
course, I am the niece of the Queen so he has to
be nice to me. We have a crew of 45 on our
little sloop and we should be near the Strait of
Gibraltar in about a week, if the weather
holds. May 20th. Weve made it to the
Mediterranean
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Im anxious to start my assignment for Aunt
Vicky, so Ive instructed Lieutenant Winnie to
find a colony I can visit in the Mediterranean.
We must have one, dont you think?
May 21 1897 Oh Jolly good! The Lieutenant says we
own Malta! So well go there first. Heres a
map of it.
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May 25th Today was quite enlightening. Malta is
a lovely little island Aunt. When we disembarked
in Valletta harbor, a lovely band played for us.
I did notice a large Catholic influence. I met
with the viceroy and he reminded me that we did
take over the island after we helped them defeat
Napoleon. At lunch in the Palace of the grand
masters, the Viceroy reminded me that St. Paul
himself was shipwrecked on the island and the
medieval knights also enjoyed the island as a
refuge and stopping point during the crusades.
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Now Aunt, for your information, I believe the
Maltese people are very loyal to the crown. The
viceroy gave me a Maltese cross and a beautiful
pin of a Maltese falcon to give to you to
celebrate your Diamond jubilee. May 26, 1897 I
can see why we have this island in our empire.
It is a perfect naval base and Im happy to
report that the base looked well kept after and
that the Admiral in charge was impressive. I do
think we should make it a point to keep these
sailors away from home at this base happy. On to
Egypt!